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10/07/2012, 04:22 PM
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Going Ich crazy?
Long story short, in the midst of upgrading from my 29-55 I thought I saw Ich on my only two fish (clown and flame angel) for the past week they have been in qt and been awaiting my copper order offline. I look every day and maybe see one or two or no spots. Now for theist two days I see NOtHING. Not one white dot on either. If it was Ich would it diminish so quickly? I feel like it may have been sand from my DT cuz they would often kick sand up and now there is no sand in the qt so it's gone?
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10/07/2012, 05:16 PM
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I'd read the ich stickies in the RC Disease forum; a knowledge of ich's life cycle is important for any of us. Its very common for ich to "disappear" for a bit, especially when numbers are low. If it was ich, it will be back; possibly at very dangerous levels. BTW, the white spot you see isn't the actual parasite, its well under the skin. Ich also loves to hide & feed in the gills. If this was ich, it will never go away without proper treatment.
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10/07/2012, 09:10 PM
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Yeah I figured. Guess I'll go ahead with the cupramine as planned
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10/07/2012, 09:27 PM
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The parasite leaves the fish to complete the lifecycle. So it is normal for it to go away, ich reproduce in the aquarium and then reinfect with vengeance. Now is a good time to move them to another tank
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